Backgrounds of World Literature from Homer to TolstoyBrumfield and Brumfield, 1935 - 364 pages |
Contents
LYRIC POETRY | 11 |
HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF THE 5th CENTURY | 19 |
ORIENTAL LITERATURE OF THE PERIOD | 25 |
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